Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education
Responding to increasing concerns regarding human-induced climate change and shared commitment as environmental educators to support climate action, we crafted this article as a composite piece — an emerging method of inquiry. We are eleven contributors: the Editorial Executive of the Australian Jou...
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| author | Scott Jukes Robyn Fox David Hills Peta J. White Joseph Paul Ferguson Amrita Kamath Marianne Logan Kathryn Riley David Rousell Sandra Wooltorton Hilary Whitehouse |
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| description | Responding to increasing concerns regarding human-induced climate change and shared commitment as environmental educators to support climate action, we crafted this article as a composite piece — an emerging method of inquiry. We are eleven contributors: the Editorial Executive of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education and two colleagues who each respond to prompts concerning our experience of climate change and our practices of climate change education. The responses provide insights regarding how we strive to enact meaningful climate action, education, advocacy and agency. This article presents the reader with various ways environmental educators work through eco-anxiety and engage in active hope when supporting climate change education/agency/action. The following insights emerged, illustrating 1. the significance of embracing diverse perspectives and knowledge systems; 2. Emotions as catalysts for action and activism; 3. the value of fostering collaborative spaces/relationships/communities that empower people; 4. the importance of integrating ethical responses and critical climate literacy in climate change education/research; 5. learning from places and multi-species entanglements; 6. acknowledging tensions. We offer these six insights not as a solution but as a potentially generative heuristic for navigating the complexity and uncertainty of climate change education in contemporary times. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0965a073280e49ed9ce552fa511e01d72025-08-20T03:41:47ZengCambridge University PressAustralian Journal of Environmental Education0814-06262049-775X2024-10-014081183010.1017/aee.2024.65Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental EducationScott Jukes0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3758-9413Robyn Fox1David Hills2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6336-7737Peta J. White3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0225-5934Joseph Paul Ferguson4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0971-3256Amrita Kamath5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0082-2704Marianne Logan6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2533-5611Kathryn Riley7https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7555-9237David Rousell8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4509-6128Sandra Wooltorton9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8677-870XHilary Whitehouse10https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6751-9753Federation University, Berwick, Victoria, AustraliaUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, AustraliaUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, AustraliaDeakin University, Burwood, Victoria, AustraliaDeakin University, Burwood, Victoria, AustraliaDeakin University, Burwood, Victoria, AustraliaSouthern Cross University, Coolangatta, Queensland, AustraliaUniversity of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaThe University of Notre Dame, Broome, Western Australia, AustraliaJames Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, AustraliaResponding to increasing concerns regarding human-induced climate change and shared commitment as environmental educators to support climate action, we crafted this article as a composite piece — an emerging method of inquiry. We are eleven contributors: the Editorial Executive of the Australian Journal of Environmental Education and two colleagues who each respond to prompts concerning our experience of climate change and our practices of climate change education. The responses provide insights regarding how we strive to enact meaningful climate action, education, advocacy and agency. This article presents the reader with various ways environmental educators work through eco-anxiety and engage in active hope when supporting climate change education/agency/action. The following insights emerged, illustrating 1. the significance of embracing diverse perspectives and knowledge systems; 2. Emotions as catalysts for action and activism; 3. the value of fostering collaborative spaces/relationships/communities that empower people; 4. the importance of integrating ethical responses and critical climate literacy in climate change education/research; 5. learning from places and multi-species entanglements; 6. acknowledging tensions. We offer these six insights not as a solution but as a potentially generative heuristic for navigating the complexity and uncertainty of climate change education in contemporary times.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S081406262400065X/type/journal_articleActive hopeclimate change educationeco-anxietyeco-emotionssolastalgiacomposite articlesplace-based education |
| spellingShingle | Scott Jukes Robyn Fox David Hills Peta J. White Joseph Paul Ferguson Amrita Kamath Marianne Logan Kathryn Riley David Rousell Sandra Wooltorton Hilary Whitehouse Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education Australian Journal of Environmental Education Active hope climate change education eco-anxiety eco-emotions solastalgia composite articles place-based education |
| title | Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education |
| title_full | Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education |
| title_fullStr | Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education |
| title_short | Eco-anxiety and a Desire for Hope: A Composite Article on the Impacts of Climate Change in Environmental Education |
| title_sort | eco anxiety and a desire for hope a composite article on the impacts of climate change in environmental education |
| topic | Active hope climate change education eco-anxiety eco-emotions solastalgia composite articles place-based education |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S081406262400065X/type/journal_article |
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